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Poll: Draft by "End of Day" Means 5 pm, 8 pm, midnight, 9 am next day?

Also--your time or their time?
mahogany soul-stirring quadroon prole
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
Contagious Filthy Friendly Grandma
  01/05/26
...
Pearl meetinghouse
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
mahogany soul-stirring quadroon prole
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
infuriating frozen property
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
Pale vigorous ceo point
  01/05/26
...
Swashbuckling becky
  01/05/26
Cr
autistic tan school cafeteria
  01/05/26
...
adventurous mischievous hell headpube
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
Silver Razzle Theater
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
mahogany soul-stirring quadroon prole
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
Silver Razzle Theater
  01/05/26
...
onyx misunderstood mood
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
brindle theater stage
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
mahogany soul-stirring quadroon prole
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
brindle theater stage
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
Heady Anal Church Really Tough Guy
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
mahogany soul-stirring quadroon prole
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
razzle-dazzle irate shrine
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
Heady Anal Church Really Tough Guy
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
Coral Legal Warrant Stain
  01/05/26
...
Swashbuckling becky
  01/05/26
...
Vibrant Navy Pozpig Background Story
  01/05/26
...
elite maniacal abode
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
salmon lascivious gaping patrolman
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
aromatic half-breed brunch
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
mahogany soul-stirring quadroon prole
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
Crusty hall
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
mahogany soul-stirring quadroon prole
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
Odious buff cumskin
  01/05/26
Cr.
razzmatazz step-uncle's house
  01/05/26
...
Violent potus digit ratio
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
elite maniacal abode
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
Crusty hall
  01/06/26
lol
elite maniacal abode
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
Irradiated Candlestick Maker Theatre
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
Vivacious orchestra pit
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
elite maniacal abode
  01/07/26
...
;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;
  01/13/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: mahogany soul-stirring quadroon prole

Also--your time or their time?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564535)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:15 PM
Author: Contagious Filthy Friendly Grandma

your time eod 12am

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564546)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: Pearl meetinghouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564549)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: mahogany soul-stirring quadroon prole

Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the people waiting on the draft are going to do another turn in the wee hours of the morning. So, at that point, what's the differences with doing (and billing for) a few more hours and sending it at 3 am?

And at that point, what's the difference with waiting to send it at 7 or 8 am, before the next workday starts?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564561)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:50 PM
Author: infuriating frozen property

“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people waiting on the draft are going to do another turn in the wee hours of the morning.”

what kind of penny-ante hobbyists are you working across from?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564839)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: Pale vigorous ceo point

eod = midnight

cob = 1700

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564552)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: Swashbuckling becky



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564562)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:51 PM
Author: autistic tan school cafeteria

Cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564673)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:53 PM
Author: adventurous mischievous hell headpube



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564678)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:19 PM
Author: Silver Razzle Theater

"When it's done"



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564555)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:21 PM
Author: mahogany soul-stirring quadroon prole

What if it's not done until after EOD?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564564)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:26 PM
Author: Silver Razzle Theater

Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564579)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: onyx misunderstood mood



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49565826)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: brindle theater stage

depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? like 2pm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564560)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:23 PM
Author: mahogany soul-stirring quadroon prole

Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule.

For other work, I don't want to scramble to get things done by 2 pm--especially because it means I might get the next round of comments back the same day. I want to chill while things build up throughout the day, then scramble through several things between about 4:30 and 5:20.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564569)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:38 PM
Author: brindle theater stage

it depends on your office culture and who else is involved

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564624)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: Heady Anal Church Really Tough Guy

Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more appreciated because it lets others bill easy hours before bed. Inhouse 2 pm is only west coast with east coast audience but most people specify “COB” and that means get it out by 4 your time so others have the option of reviewing before they leave to pick up their kids or after they put their kids to bed (they won’t actually review or respond for at least a week).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564576)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:31 PM
Author: mahogany soul-stirring quadroon prole

Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone wants to review it that day, they should say so and specify a time. People get jammed up with meetings, multiple agreements to review, poasts to make, etc.

Absolutely CR re "they won’t actually review or respond for at least a week," btw. There are two times for responses--5 minutes after you send and late next week.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564589)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle irate shrine

I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564630)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:42 PM
Author: Heady Anal Church Really Tough Guy

Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend that they are hardworking and for you to pass your own self-imposed shit test. But the logic of this makes sense the more exposure you have to senior execs/SVPs and other managers of managers who are running large organizations. Most of what they do is at least partially performative.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564645)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: Coral Legal Warrant Stain

2pm if a scientist needs to review it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564577)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: Swashbuckling becky



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564629)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 5:06 PM
Author: Vibrant Navy Pozpig Background Story



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564881)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:45 PM
Author: elite maniacal abode



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49565722)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:35 PM
Author: salmon lascivious gaping patrolman

usually means "within the hour"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564613)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:44 PM
Author: aromatic half-breed brunch

9 or 10pm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564647)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:54 PM
Author: mahogany soul-stirring quadroon prole

Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after the kids go to bed. So, getting the draft out before I go to bed matches the EOD and my schedule better.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564680)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:47 PM
Author: Crusty hall

It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zone if the person is either important or a client. In other cases it means before they log on the next morning.

Worst thing you can do is send it early enough to get comments back that night, after you’ve rushed to get it out, screwed off online for 90 mins to recuperate, and finally turned to the other work you were supposed to get done yesterday/today/last week.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49564828)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 6:09 PM
Author: mahogany soul-stirring quadroon prole

What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, requestor is on east coast?

In either of those cases, it should mean before they log on the next morning.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49565016)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 8:29 PM
Author: Odious buff cumskin

in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49565377)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:26 PM
Author: razzmatazz step-uncle's house

Cr.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49565691)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:44 PM
Author: Violent potus digit ratio



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49565821)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:18 PM
Author: elite maniacal abode

More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you go to bed and before I wake up.” But you better gird your ass if you misjudge that and get a “Where is the draft?” at 4 am.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49565681)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:13 PM
Author: Crusty hall

There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of that 4am email

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49567806)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:05 PM
Author: elite maniacal abode

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49569664)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: Irradiated Candlestick Maker Theatre

At the end of the day, what does it matter?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49565824)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:15 PM
Author: Vivacious orchestra pit

close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by midnight for biglaw and by tomorrow dawn for mid-tier firms.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49567815)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:06 PM
Author: elite maniacal abode

You got it reversed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49569669)



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Date: January 13th, 2026 10:42 PM
Author: ;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;




(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2.#49587793)